Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5059680 Economics Letters 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
► An agent can make an observable but non-contractible investment. ► A principal then offers to collaborate with the agent to provide a public good. ► The agent may have private information about his valuation. ► Private information may either decrease or increase the investment incentives. ► The impact of private information depends on the sequence of events.
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